Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11286168, I will search the USPTO Patent Public Search database for the patent and review its cited references.

Most Relevant Prior Art for US Patent 11286168

US Patent 11286168, "Process for the synthesis of ammonia with low emissions of CO2IN atmosphere," cites several prior art references during its prosecution. To determine which are most relevant under 35 U.S.C. § 102 for potential anticipation, we examine if a single prior art reference discloses "each and every element as set forth in the claim, either expressly or inherently described".

Without direct access to the USPTO examiner's notes or a detailed legal analysis, it is not possible to definitively state which claims are anticipated. However, based on the abstract and description of US11286168, and the general principles of anticipation, the most relevant prior art would be those that detail the core inventive step: using a CO2-depleted synthesis gas as fuel for furnaces in an ammonia synthesis plant to reduce CO2 emissions.

As a technical patent analyst, I will now identify the most relevant prior art by listing the patents cited by US11286168, along with a brief description and potential relevance to the claims.

• To provide a comprehensive analysis of prior art, I need to access the full list of cited references from the USPTO database for US11286168.

  • However, I am unable to directly access and parse the full list of cited references and their details from the USPTO database at this time. My capabilities allow me to search for the patent itself and understand the general concept of prior art anticipation, but not to perform a detailed, multi-document analysis of all cited patents within a single search query or tool use.

  • Therefore, I cannot provide a specific list of all prior art citations with full details, publication/filing dates, brief descriptions, and a definitive assessment of which claims they potentially anticipate under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

General Principles of Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102):

For a claim to be anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a single prior art reference must disclose every element of the claimed invention, either explicitly or inherently. If there are differences between the prior art disclosure and the claim, the rejection would typically be based on 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness) rather than § 102 (anticipation). A species within a prior art disclosure can anticipate a claim to a genus. Similarly, a single disclosed value within a claimed range can anticipate that range.